The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
Religious Notices


Toausontoa0n N. e. Charch.-Preaching to-mor
row Sunday, at IL a. M, and 730 D. m, by tn
pastor, Rev. Page Milburn.
Glass meetings on Thursday, at 8 D. m. and Fri
day at 7.30 d. m. Bible Glass Thursday evening
at 7.SO O'Clock. Public cordially invited.
Trinity p E. Church, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sunday at IL a. m. and p. M; Wednesday at
pm; Friday, Bible Reading, at p. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 43O p. m.
Saters' Baptist Misunderstanding every Sun
day by the pastor, Rev: w. j. Nieoll, at Sa n
fist Church at p m.
Eutaw NJ p. Church, Hartford Road.-Preachinl
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. ]. NJ. Gill, a
IL a. m. All invited.
"A little son of Mr.. George Kie of Waverly
was badly burned few days ago by setting hi
clothing on fire.
Thanksgiving sportsmen were out in fore
but, so far as have heard, very few rabbits ant
no sportsmen were killed.
Mrs. Sarah Straub, of Highlandtown, ant
her young babe, were badly burned on Monday b.
the upsetting of a stove.
Mr.. Thomas j. Hunter has commenced thu
erection of residence the west side of the Yorl
turnpike, near Judge Yellott's.
The new German Evangelical Lutheran
Church Mt Parkville, Hartford road, will be dedi
Gated Sunday, 9th inst, at 2 p. m.
around Hampden. If caught the lines might be
used to advantage in elevating them.
Mr.. Martin D. Geist well known farmer
of the 9Th district, near Shawan, has made an as
Segment for the benefit of his creditors.
james Brown, of Woodberry, fell down the
iron steps of the Court House in Baltimore, or
Monday last, injuring himself painfully.
There was slight fall of snow on Saturday
night last and the weather being cold, much o.
~ raua;na cd unon the oround until Monday
Thursday of next week is the first day oil
December and the month in which winter begins
the 21st being the shortest day of the year.
in a race at Halstead's Thanksgiving after
noon, Hentschelps "Lizzie R." beat Simnacher's
"Allan H." in straight heats, best time 2:40.
-Messrs. William ]. Dickey Son, owners
of Union factory, LIST district are about to CON-
mence the erection of large dye and dry house.
The jurors for the next term of the Circuit
Court were drawn by Judge Fowler on Saturday
last The term commences Monday, December 9th.
The several secret orders of Mount Vernon
and Hampden gave Mr.. W. Oliver Smith, of the
former place, very enjoyable reception on Thurs
day night.
Woodbury., Hampden and Mount Vernon have
formed ministers association which holds month
ly meetings.
The police force of Baltimore city consists
of seven hundred and seven men, seventy of whom
have seen service in the army and navy of the
United States.
Towsontown public school building netted $500.
The money will be applied to buying new piano
for the school.
On Sunday last Cardinal Gibbons paid a
visit to st. Mary's Church, Govanstown, and con-
frmed a class of forty-four persons, six OF whom
were converts.
Mrs. Eliza MacCartney, of Alberton, who
=. OF sofo f1r fr0u hQr
home to Laurel, distance of twenty miles, to visit
q sick relative.
Mr.. John w. Price, of Baltimore county,
has purchased from Mr.. Frank C. Norris, of Har-
ford county, farm near wilma, containing II
acres, for 81 500.
of Baltimore has extended its territory to the Belt,
including the towns of Woodbury., HampdeD,
Waverly, Homestead, &c.
An oyster supper for the benefit of Grove
NJ e. Church, Gainesville, will be held in Library
Hall, that place, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings of next week.
There were sixteen citizens of Towsontown
and vicinity in the jury box when the drawing for
the December term jury was made. Some of these
had never been in the box before.
"A colored lawyer from Baltimore was en-
gagged on Tuesday searching the records in the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. He fire.
quenty has business in Towsontown.
II.
made flying visit last Tuesday. "-Reisterstoion
Register. In other words, although Mr.. Butler
has no wings, he "got there just the same"
The Towson National Bank was year old
on the 10th day of November. 1t is now doing
large and safe business and is of the best man
aged institutions of the kind in the country.
Thanksgiving day passed very quietly in
Towsontown. In the morning services were held
at Trinity P. E. Church and at night in the NJ.
E. Church, both of which were well attended.
The attention of the sanitary officer OF Tow
sontown is called to two extremely filthy alleys in
the centre of the town and Immediately west of the
turnpike. They should have attention at once.
The list of applicants for places under the
incoming Board of County Commissioners con-
tinues to grow and it will be small army by the
9th of December, when the new Board organizes.
This week the County Commissioners ap-
pointed George w. Stocksdale, 4th district, and
William H. Benson, 9TH district, constables for
two years. The latter succeeds Thos j. Benson,
deceased.
Lizzie Hawkins, widow Of Joseph Hawkins,
of Waverly, and Henry Walter, of Woodensburg,
have been granted pensions by the Pension Once
at Washington. The latter is veteran OF the
Mexican war.
Mrs. G. W. Beall died at the residence of
her brother, Col. John G. Cockey, of Lutherville,
on the 10th inst in the 18th year Of her age. Her
remains were taken to Frederick, where they were
inferred on Friday.
About twenty deer have lately escaped from
Druid Hill Park and are said to be roaming over
the country north and west of the city. Some of
them have been seen in the neighborhood of Ran
dallstown, I'd district.
1t is said that Mr. Abijah Cole, of the 9TH
district will be made superintendent of the county
almshouse, to succeed Mr.. W. II. W. Reed. Mr..
Cole is brother-in-law of Mr.. George l.. Stocks
dale, of Towsontown.
-Ridgely Encampment I. O. 0. F., of Tow
sontown, on Monday night last paid fraternal
visit to Philanthropic Encampment of Baltimore.
The members were cordially received and very
handsomely entertained.
Mr.. Thomas Hanway, hardware merchant
of Belair, died on Tuesday night, of congestion
of the liver, aged AZ years. He belonged to a
prominent Hartford family and was brother-in-
law of Mr.. John G. Rouse
The name of Thomas James, 18th district,
was in the box from which the jurors for the
December term of Court were drawn. Mr.. James
has been dead for more than year and is there
fore exempt from jury duty.
Mr.. Walter Warner, of the 10th district,
who has been popular clerk in the office of Thos.
Philpot, Esq, Register of Wills, will not be con-
tinued by Mr.. Ady. 1t is said, however, that he
will be provided for elsewhere.
"A shooting match for turkeys took place at
Bosley Royston's hotel, near Phoenix, on Thanks
giving day, the attendance being small. Twenty
hve turkeys were dsposeu VI, nearly all Oh WHICH
were won by men from the city.
Mr.. David Vanhorn, who lived near Upper
Cross Roads, Hartford county, died abouttw weeks
ago from the effects of tumor in the stomach, at
an advanced age His remains were inferred at
Chestnut Grove Church, Sweet Air.
The Maryland Jockey Club had special
meeting at Pimlico on Thursday and the four races
were witnessed by large crowd. "Tom Star,"
owned by Mr.. Thos. Ward, of Texas, came third
in the three-quarters- of-a-mile dash.
The trouble in the colored Baptist Church
at Waverly still continues and the congregation
and pastor have been having regular monkey
and parrot kind of time. at is pleasant for
brethren to dwell in unity together"
1t is said that the health of Woodbury. and
vicinity was never better than it is to-day and the
physicians say that in population of something
over $4,000 there are not rs serious cases of sick
ness This is certainly good record.
The country is now ovsrrun with gunners
and the rabbits and birds, what few there are Of
them, are having a very uncomfortable time of it.
There are more sportsmen than rabbits and con-
sequently the "hunting" is good but the shooting
poor.
They have "Lend-a- Hand League" ovel
at Arlington, Sd district, and lots of pretty girl
belong to it. We don't know whose hand they
want to borrow, but we do know of some editors
who, though slightly baldheaded, care still in tn